David Carrick has been sacked from the Metropolitan Police for gross misconduct following a hearing.
Yesterday (Monday, January 16) the former serving officer admitted to four counts of rape, false imprisonment, and indecent assault, relating to a 40-year-old woman in 2003.
This added to the 43 charges he admitted to in a trial at the Old Bailey in December 2022, including 20 counts of rape, between March 2004 and September 2020.
Tuesday’s hearing was due to be held in private because Carrick still faced trial but was then opened to the media to watch on screens in a nearby building.
Met Assistant Commissioner Louisa Rolfe assessed the harm caused by David Carrick’s misconduct as “critically high”.
She said the public reaction to his crimes shows how his conduct has “gravely undermined” confidence in the police.
“The public of Greater London expect police officers to uphold the law and protect women from violence. Pc Carrick did the opposite,” she said.
Ms Rolfe said the case had caused public harm, particularly to women and girls who may be less likely to “come forward and report they have been the victims of criminal offences.”
Carrick joined the Met in 2001 before later becoming an armed officer in the Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command in 2009.
During his service, he faced no criminal sanctions or misconduct findings and was only suspended after being arrested over a second rape complaint in October 2021.
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